It was a catalogue of woes for the ruling All Progressives Congress (APC) as its attempt to organise governorship primaries in some states ended up stoking fresh controversies and confusion. In Imo, the exercise, which was slated to hold yesterday,…
Electoral C’tee, Lagos APC disagree on primary format
The Electoral Committee of the Lagos All Progressives Congress (APC) governorship primary and stakeholders in the state chapter, on Monday came out of a meeting without agreeing on the pattern to adopt for the election on Tuesday. The Speaker of…
Osun rerun, embarrassment to Nigeria’s democracy – Saraki (Puhch)
President of the Senate, Bukola Saraki, has reiterated that the recently conducted supplementary election in Osun State was a charade and an embarrassment to Nigeria’s democracy. In a statement issued on Friday in Abuja by his Special Adviser on Media…
Pregnant women will leave labour room to vote for me – Buhari (Vanguard)
President Muhammadu Buhari has said that his election victory in 2015 was made possible by the ordinary people in the society and boasted that even pregnant women in labour will deliver and still rush to vote for him. He has…
Osun rerun: I’ll retrieve my stolen mandate at tribunal —Adeleke (Punch)
The governorship candidate of the Peoples Democratic Party in Osun State, Senator Ademola Adeleke, has vowed to retrieve his ‘stolen mandate’ from Gboyega Oyetola of the All Progressives Congress at the election petition tribunal. Adeleke said this while speaking in…
APC floors PDP in Osogbo (Nation)
The Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) has announced result in Unit 17, Ward 5, Osogbo. The All Progressives Congress (APC) scored 299 votes. The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) polled 165 votes. The final result was announced at 3.48pm.
2019: PDP begins screening of Atiku, Saraki, Tambuwal, others (Punch)
The Peoples Democratic Party has commenced the screening of its presidential aspirants. The aspirants are those who have obtained the party’s presidential nomination and expression of interest forms to contest the presidential primary of the party slated for October 5…
Epe indigenes must go spiritual for Ambode’s second term bid – Ikuforiji (PMNews) *PDP, others kick as INEC declares Osun poll inconclusive (Punch)
PDP, others kick as INEC declares Osun poll inconclusive (PUNCH) The Peoples Democratic Party and other stakeholders protested on Sunday after the Independent National Electoral Commission declared the Osun State governorship election inconclusive. The commission also fixed the rerun poll…
INEC declares Osun governorship election inconclusive (PremiumTimes) *Atiku to Obasanjo: It’s your business if you’ve problem with me (Sun)
INEC declares Osun governorship election inconclusive (PremiumTimes) The electoral commission, INEC, has declared the Osun State governorship election “inconclusive.” The declaration was made by Joseph Fuwape, the presiding officer of the election at the INEC headquarters in Osun. At the…
I’ll win despite irregularities, Omisore boasts (Nation)
Social Democratic Party (SDP) governorship candidate in Osun State, Dr Iyiola Omisore, expressed confidence that he would win the election despite irregularities. Addressing newsmen after casting his vote, he claimed he got reports from across the state that a lot…